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Re: Query: WWII Social History Repositories



>>Dear Ms. Denman:

>>You may want to include the YWCA of Los Angeles Collection and the United
Way of Los Angeles Collection (during the war years it was know as the War
Chest, during the 1920s it was known as the Los Angeles Welfare Federation,
it changed its name to the Community Chest during the 1930s and back again
after the war.  The organization would become known as the United Way after
the merger of most of the Community Chests between the late 1960s and early
1970s.  Both collections document the homefront in one way or another.

>>Robert G. Marshall, Head Archivist, Urban Archives Center, University
Library, California State University, Northridge

Joan E. Denman wrote:

> Everyone:
>
> I'm compiling a list of repository holdings on the social history of
> World War II, i.e. personal papers, letters, dairies, manuscripts, and
> photos of the period from military service personnel, nurses, defense
> and other Home Front workers, volunteers with the USO, Red Cross,
> Civilian Defense, OSS personnel, Merchant Marines, WASPs, etc.
>
> Military history and documents of unit campaigns are not of primary
> interest, but will be welcomed.
>
> Would you kindly give me the following:
>
> 1) name and address of repository
>
> 2) web page if available
>
> 3) brief description of holdings OR whom to
> contact for more information.
>
> Thank you for your assistance with this project!
> --
> Joan E. Denman
> Archival Assistant
> Institute on World War II
> & the Human Experience
> Department of History
> Florida State University
> Tallahassee, FL 32306-2200
> (850) 644-9033
> www.fsu.edu/~ww2
> silver2@tdo.infi.net
>
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Robert G. Marshall, Head Archivist
Urban Archives Center/University Archives
University Library
California State University, Northridge
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Northridge, CA 91330-8329
818-677-2832
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